Avalanche Express (1979)

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Written by Colin Forbes, Abraham Polonsky

Directed by Monte Hellman, Mark Robson

Also known as "Avalancha Express"

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1979

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: USA/Ireland

Filmed in Colour

Robert Shaw's last film, in which he stars as a Russian defecting to the West by train under the guard of rogue CIA agent Lee Marvin. Marvin plans to use the journey to flush out his arch-enemy, Russian agent Nikolai Bunin, whose renegade group is planning to unleash biological warfare on the West.

Cast

Image for Lee MarvinLee MarvinCol. Harry Wargrave
Image for Robert ShawRobert ShawGeneral Marenkov
Linda EvansElsa Lang
Maximilian SchellNikolai Bunin
Joe NamathLeroy
Horst BuchholzScholten
Mike ConnorsHaller
Claudio CassinelliMolinari
Kristina NelHelga Mann
David HessGeiger
Günter MeisnerMuehler
Sylva LangovaOlga
Cyril ShapsSedov
Vladek SheybalZennokin
Arthur BraussNeckermann

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